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Love "never fails." It Lasts.  It works for anyone in any circumstance.  It sets you free.  It is always the right thing to do.  When you choose to love, you have chosen God's way.

 

Charles Stanley, A Touch of His Love

 

 

 

 

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Rock Creek Tavern

Sherwood Orchards

Smith Berry Farm

Claim Jumper, Tualatin

Famous Dave's BBQ

Bob's Red Mill      


 

 

 

 

 
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Al's Garden Center

Gardener's Choice

Cooper Mountain Nature Park

Heceta Head Lighthouse B&B

 

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  • THE PITTOCK MANSION'S CARRIAGE HOUSE

    The Carriage House on the Pittock Mansion's grounds is utterly charming and reflects what life would have been like while living and working for the Pittock family.  This happens to be the back side of the Carriage House.  I like it just as much as th...
  • OATMEAL COOKIES and the CARRIAGE HOUSE

        This is the Pittock Mansion carriage house.  During the summer hubby and I took an unexpected tour of the carriage house.  Meaning ... we got caught up in a group of people entering the house and we just sort of ... joined in.  It's a charmin...
  • WE MISS YOU, DICK

      Our family has known Dick for many years.  I'm guessing it's about 18 years and counting.  We knew he and his wife when we moved into a new church building in Lake Oswego.  We shared in their grief when their daughter died of cancer some years ag...
  • ONE ACRE OF LEAVES

    Living on a little more than one acre during the fall season ... well ... you can imagine how many leaves we have to rake up and compost each year.       October, and for the next few weeks, is perhaps the most colorful time of year on this parce...
  • POTATO PACKS

    No mess, easy and delicious.  We make potato packs in the winter and the summer, in the BBQ or the oven.   Add the flavorings and other veggies you like, or keep it down right simple.  I started making these when our kids were young.   Opening up a ...
  • LET'S GO TO ALCATRAZ

    Continuing with my adventure (while hubby is doing business for three days) and first time to San Francisco,  let's now take the F Line street car  ...   and head for Pier 39 where sea lions have taken over the docks.     These big fellas we...
  • PORTRAIT OF BABY DEER

      Portrait of baby deer.  Taken at dusk. Standing 6 feet away.  On our one green acre.  Portland, Oregon....
  • CONSERVATORY OF FLOWERS, SAN FRANCISCO

      The Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park was a place I'd always heard about and seen on TV but never thought I'd actually walk into it.  It's impressive.  It's not as big as I thought it would be, but it's impressive.  It contains over 1,7...
  • MIDNIGHT REVERIE

    I took a one-hour tour of the San Francisco waterfront last week while my husband was doing business ...   and there, off in the distance, was the delightfully delicious sign that read, GHIRARDELLI.       So then, not surprisingly, it became...
  • ONE WEEK AGO TODAY ...

    ONE WEEK AGO TODAY ... WHERE WAS I ?     I always thought Seattle has the steepest streets ever ...     until one week ago today.     I didn't know how much fun exploring a city's waterfront could be ...     until one week ago ...
  • WATERMELON BASKET

    This guy is talented, and he worked on the last cruise ship we took to the Caribbean.   It was fascinating watching this guy work at lightening speed.  I have no desire to attempt what he did with that watermelon ... I'll gladly leave that to the pro...
  • SUNFLOWERS

    When you buy a pack of miniature sunflower seeds in June and plant them in soil, you'll get these:   Well, at least you're not supposed to ... but some where along the way the seed company made a mistake.  THIS is not what should have grown from tha...
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